Beginning of the storm

After few days, they got a call from Timothy's aunt that they will arrive in Shanghai soon for the Timothy's parents funeral.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you at this late hour but tomorrow, I'm going to Shanghai with Timothy. His parent's funeral will be held there. I was wondering if you can also come along since you helped Timothy after the accident." Mika looked at Lukas and whispered to him, "Timothy's aunt wants us to go with them to Timothy's parents funeral tomorrow. Is that okay?" Lukas nodded, "That's fine." Mika replied to the aunt, "Sure, we will go. Send us the location and we'll be there." Then Mika hung up and sat beside Lukas.

"Did you call Dr. Karl yet?" Mika asked, Lukas nodded and showed his phone with the treatment dates.

"I called him just in time this afternoon, he was just finishing up with his last patient." Lukas looked at Mika, "I'll listen to my wife now." Lukas embraced her and hugged her tightly. Mika smiled and rubbed his back, "I'm glad you listened to me. Let's face everything together, okay?" Lukas nodded.

It was past 11PM, Mika and Lukas went to bed together.

"Mika, I thought about a lot of things lately. Ever since seeing you with Timothy, I knew you wanted a child. If you do want my child, let's do it after I finish up with my treatment. Okay?" Lukas turned over to Mika and looked at her.

"Lukas, after you get better... we can do whatever we want. For now, it's time to sleep." Mika was glad that Lukas knew she wanted a child. She smiled and turned around. Surprisingly, she fell asleep quite quickly. After few minutes, Lukas pulled her close and wrapped his right arm on her stomach.

"I love you, Mika. I love you." Lukas kissed on her cheek and saw her sleeping soundly.

When they arrived at the funeral location, there were quite a lot of people. Timothy's parents were known as a kind couple who loved to help others. Even though they weren't famous, their work touched peoples' heart.

Mika saw Timothy sitting alone while his aunt greeted other people, she sat beside him and gave him a candy. He ate it and smiled, Mika couldn't hold her tears in and hugged Timothy. Even though, he was mute, he understood.

Timothy grabbed his notebook and wrote, "Thank you, Auntie. Don't worry, I will be fine. I know mommy and daddy are safe now. Mommy and daddy are not hurting anymore. They will always be together. I will miss them but one day I know I can see them again." Mika nodded and smiled, "They will always watch over you. They loved you a lot." Timothy pulled out a lollipop from his jacket and gave it to Mika, he wrote, " This is for you, Auntie. Thank you for helping me." Mika gently patted his hair, "You're welcome."

When the funeral was in session, Mika sat beside Lukas and they were behind Timothy. Mika couldn't hold back her tears because she was so moved by the speeches.

"Mika, I'm here." Lukas turned to Mika and held her hand, "Timothy will be alright. He's a strong boy." She nodded and then focused on the funeral.

When the funeral ended, Timothy's aunt and uncle said their farewell to Timothy's parent and some people stayed behind for the cremation.

Timothy's aunt asked Mika and Lukas to stay behind for the cremation. As they walked into the cremation room, Timothy knew. His parents will never come back again. He tugged onto Mika's long black dress and quietly sobbed. Mika hugged him, "Timothy, it's okay to cry. It's okay." Timothy cried while she embraced him.

After cremation, Timothy bid farewell to Mika and they were on their way back to Jiaxing. Mika remembered this day, Timothy changed her (Mika) life, in a good way. Mika and Lukas went back home and rested for the rest of the day.

Since it was a depressing day, Mika decided to turn on her favorite playlist and started to make and bake macarons. As Lukas rested, Mika took out her recipe book and started following the recipe.

After Mika finished making macarons, Lukas went to the kitchen, "What are you making?" Mika surprised him, "Ta-daa~ It's strawberry macaron. It tasted pretty good. Have a taste!" Lukas ate it and surprisingly it didn't nauseate him. Lukas gave Mika a back hug, "I'm so lucky to have you as my wife. After my treatments are done, are you willing to officially marry me? Mrs. O'Connor." Mika smiled and nodded, "Yes." Lukas went in front of Mika and kneeled down, "Mika Watson, would you like to marry me?" Mika saw a very pretty diamond rings and her face was shocked, "Lukas, when did you buy this? It's so pretty?" Lukas chuckled, "I asked David to buy it for me after I customized it. There's M and L inside the ring." Mika was still dumbfounded, "Wow, I still can't believe... Of course I will marry you."

After Lukas put the ring on her ring finger, Mika embraced Lukas, "Thank you so much. I'll treasure them." Lukas smiled, "I'm glad you liked it. Let's get married after my treatment. Okay?" Mika nodded, "Of course." Then, they kissed each other sweetly.

No matter what happens, Mika will make sure Lukas gets the treatment he needed. She will save his life. No matter the result are good or bad, she will always stay by his side.

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"Sir, here are the photos of Mika and Lukas. No suspicious activities from them." Anthony nodded. He hired another secretary because his other secretary had to leave for family purposes.

"Aisha, keep an eye on them. We will make our moves soon, we cannot let them know our plan." Aisha bowed, "I understand." Aisha was a beautiful lady with exotic look with mixed blood. She's half-Chinese and half-German. She speaks fluent Chinese, German, and English. Aisha was tall and elegant and guys constantly drools around her.

Anthony hired a professional photographer to stalk on Lukas and Mika. Not only hired a photographer but also hired a professional hit-man, Victor, which he will use at his dispense.

"Aisha, during our plan... get closer to Lukas." Anthony will never forgive his twin brother for stealing away his girl and his position.

"Just wait, Lukas. Your life will end."